A 90-year-old patient tells the nurse that he cannot remember the names of the medications he is taking or for what reason he is taking them. An appropriate response from the nurse would be:
a. "Can you tell me what they look like?"
b. "Don't worry about it. You are only taking two medications."
c. "How long have you been taking each of the pills?"
d. "Would you have a family member bring in your medications?"
ANS: D
The person may not know the drug name or purpose. When this occurs, ask the person or a family member to bring in the drug to be identified. The other responses would not help to identify the medications.
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